As Vogue’s dating columnist, AnnieLord8 guides a generation of love-seekers through the pitfalls of modern romance. Here’s what she’s learnt.
), make no mistake: young people are living through a “sex recession”. According to a 2021 study, those between the ages of 18 and 23 are having 14 per cent less casual sex than young adults 10 years ago. Throw in a pandemic and is it any surprise the last two years have seen me on just a handful of dates or involved in dismal attempts at on/off “things” with acquaintances?
It’s become increasingly clear to me how much more straightforward it was for my parents’ generation. They went from dating to being in a relationship, but now there are so many stages: the “talking stage” , then the “seeing each other” stage until the Holy Grail, the most elusive, “exclusive” stage.
, the pre-courtship stage is a lot longer now because “today’s singles appear to want to know everything about a potential partner before they invest their time, money and energy into initiating a formal commitment”. The date, she says, used to function as a “look-see”, whereas now it’s followed by long periods of friendship or casual sex before a more official “first date” is organised.
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